8 Ossining Stores Cited for Selling Alcohol To A Minor

Editor's Note — The Paradise Deli was one of the stores cited for selling alcohol to a minor. Another store and address was named incorrectly in the original version of this report.

OSSINING, NY — Members of the Ossining Police Department conducted compliance checks Tuesday night of retail establishments in Ossining that sell alcoholic beverages. Of the 29 stores checked, eight sold alcohol to a minor.

In each case, an appearance tickets were issued to the clerk of the store and a referral was made to the New York State Liquor Authority, police said.

The businesses alleged to have sold an alcoholic beverage to an underage person:

1. Shell (Belle Ave)
2. Mana Foods (120 Spring Street)
3. La Cuchara (107 Spring Street)
4. Paradise Deli (41 Spring Street)
5. Sunoco (197 South Highland Avenue)
6. John’s Grocery (64 N Highland Avenue)
7. Yale Avenue Market
8. Country Wine & Liquor (234 South Highland Avenue)

Police remind readers that a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.